Adjustable filling guide for shuttles



y 4, 1929. J. E. RICHARD 1,713,351

ADJUSTABLE FILLING GUIDE FOR SHUTTLES Filed Jan. 3, 1928 Inwentar 5- Jo sepk if?! czz'r 2767 Attorney Patented May 14, 1929;

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Application filed January 3,1928, Serial No. 244,322..

This invention relates to new anduseful improvements in loom shuttles and aims to provide an adjustable filling guide therefor.

Through the medium of the present invention the filling thread upon the bobbin within the shuttle is drawn therefrom in the proper manner, saidguide applyingthe necessary tension to the thread or filling between the loom and-the bobbin. 7

One of the foremost objects of the invention is to provide a filling g aeter thatmay be adjusted for providing the proper tension to thread or filling of differ threading end of a loom shuttle equipped with my improved adjustable filling guide. 7 Figure 2 is a transverse "section taken substantially upon the line 22'of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 3 is a perspective of the main elements of the, present invention.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, A designates a generally conventional shuttle within which is a'thread or filling bobbin B. My invention per se consists of a metallic clip 5that is formed from a single length of suitable material that is bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of spaced parallel legs 66 and arelatively wide bight portion 7, which bight portion'is formed with a horizontal bottom wall within the center of which is an opening 8. This wall is adapted for disposition upon the bottom wall of the bobbin receiving portion of the shuttle A slightly forward of the bobbin end as indicated in Figure 1. .Any desirable means may be provided for securing the clip to the shuttle, said means preferably consisting of a bolt and nut connection the bolt of which passes through the bottom wall of the shuttle and the opening 8 of the bight portion guide of this char-' a guide that of said clip 5, while threaded upon the inner end of the bolt withinthe bight portion is the nut as disclosed in Figure I I i The invention further consists of a relativelywide length of frictional material, felt, or the like, designated by the reference ch aractor 9. g'lhe ends of the length of material are secured to the side walls of the shuttle space holding the bobbin B through the medium of tacks or other fasteners. Intermediatethese fastened ends the said material 9 is forced downwardly between the side legs 66 of the clip 5. Obviously the thread or filling upon the bobbin B is drawn throughv V the material 9 intermediate the side legs of the clip and the tension upon the thread or filling is regulated by the amount ofpressure exerted by the clip side legs against the frictional material. In order to adjust the guide to various work and to various filling the legs of the clip may be expanded by inserting. a

screw driver therebetween, or they maybe forced together by gripping the same with a pair of pliers or other instrument. In view of the foregoing description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a novel, simple, inexpensive but yet highly useful adjustable filling guide for loom shuttles that is well adapted for all i the purposes heretoforedesignated, even" though I have herein shown and described the inventi on as consisting of certain detail structural elements it is nevertheless to be under-- stood that certain changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of" the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is j j j In an adjustable filling guide for shuttles, a resilient U-shaped clip formed with a bight having a flat bottom wall and a pair of legs converging inwardly toward each other, and

terminating in spaced parallelism, a length of friction material arranged intermediate its ends betweenthe legs of the clip, and at a point remote from said bottom wall, and

means at the bight portion of the clip to permit of its anchorage to the shuttle.

In-testimony whereofI aflix my signature.

JOSEPH EUOLIDE RICHARD. I 

